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> Of the top 10 counties with the highest homicide rate, 4 are major metropolitan areas. Easiest way to tell someone is lying with statistics is when they try
by newacct583 5y ago
> Of the top 10 counties with the highest homicide rate, 4 are major metropolitan areas.
Easiest way to tell someone is lying with statistics is when they try to make a point by counting outliers at the edge of the distribution.
I don't see how what you're saying follows at all. It seems just as likely that broad exurban counties are more economically inclusive while urban counties tend to cluster very-poor high crime areas more densely while leaving the safer adjoining suburbs (very much part of the "urban" population under discussion here) in different buckets.
Are "cities" killing more people per capita or not? Seems like that's a simple matter of adding up some numbers, so your attempt to spin here seems a little suspect. Again, my read is that there is almost no correlation at all.
- kolbe 5y agoI hear it’s healthy to ignore data that contradicts your prejudices because you’re “suspicious.” /s If you want to investigate it more, then that actually would be healthy. But instead you look at some colors on a map delineated by state lines, and think that’s convincing evidence. It’s clear you’re only interested in validating your pre-existing beliefs when you jump with such energy into flimsy data that corroborates your prejudices while dismissing other analyses out of “suspicion” when they contradict you.